The US legal sector is the largest it has been for three years, according to October's figures released by the Bureau of Labour Statistics. | 13yrs
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The daughter of jailed former Ukrainian Prime Minister Yulia Tymoshenko has confirmed she will file an appeal to the European Court of Human Rights in response to her mother's imprisonment. | 13yrs
Spain is increasingly coming into line with international arbitration laws, says David Arias | 13yrs
Ireland, with all its resources, is increasingly lauded as the centre of excellence for green finance, says Angela Madden | 13yrs
Jean-Marie Burguburu has been elected as the President of the Union Internationale des Avocats (UIA), the most longstanding international lawyers' association. | 13yrs
Bristol-founded law firm Osborne Clarke has boosted its European offering with the launch of a Hamburg office. | 13yrs
Property tycoon Robert Tchenguiz is set to initiate legal action against the UK's Serious Fraud Office following his arrest as part of an investigation into the collapse of Icelandic bank Kaupthing last year. | 13yrs
Cycling's governing body, Union Cycliste Internationale, has come under fire from Australian sport wear manufacturer Skins, which is seeking US$2 million in damages after claiming its brand has been damaged by the Lance Armstrong doping controversy. | 13yrs
Pennsylvania-headquartered confectionary manufacturer The Hershey Company is facing allegations relating to cocoa derived from forced child labour in West Africa. | 13yrs
A weekly round-up of who's moving up, down or out in global private practice | 13yrs
Corporates reporting internal wrongdoing to the authorities receive brownie points in the US. But, says Telecom Italia general counsel Antonino Cusinamo, it's time for lawmakers in other jurisdictions to follow suit | 13yrs
Kim Dotcom -- the extravagant founder of file-sharing web site MegaUpload -- yesterday announced a new on-line storage service aimed at providing users full control over data. | 13yrs
Christopher Grierson -- the former high-flying City of London lawyer convicted of defrauding his global law firm of £1.3 million -- has been struck off the roll of solicitors by England's regulators. | 13yrs
Washington DC-based law firm Covington & Burling has become the latest global practice to open in Seoul, following approval from the Korean Ministry of Justice and the Korean Bar Association. | 13yrs
New York lawyers are rallying to provide free legal advice to hundreds of thousands of people affected by the devastation inflicted earlier this week by hurricane Sandy. | 13yrs
Californian technology Goliath, Apple, has been slapped on the wrist by the UK Appeal Court after a statement on its web site conceding a design infringement verdict to long-time rival Samsung was deemed 'non-compliant'. | 13yrs
The number of practising lawyers in New Zealand has increased slightly over the past 12 months, according to the nation's law society. | 13yrs
Australian regulators are having mixed results with legal budget planning, as increased external costs and high-profile court cases bump up expenditure. | 13yrs
To reduce the risks linked to lateral hiring, law firms need to professionalise the acquisition and integration process, say leadership consultants Marc Bartel and Caroline Vanovermeire | 13yrs
Magic circle firm Slaughter and May has announced it will reduce bonuses this year, with associates receiving a 5 per cent bonus and trainees and support staff receiving a 2.5 per cent bonus. | 13yrs